"Machines accurately infer user intent, remember experiences and allow users to call upon simulated expertsALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - A new type of "smart" machine that could fundamentally change how people interact with computers is on the not-too-distant horizon at the Department of Energy's Sandia National Laboratories.

Over the past five years a team led by Sandia cognitive psychologist Chris Forsythe has been developing cognitive machines that accurately infer user intent, remember experiences with users and allow users to call upon simulated experts to help them analyze situations and make decisions."

terratogen wrote:] "Machines accurately infer user intent, remember experiences] and allow users to call upon simulated experts] ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - A new type of "smart" machine that could] fundamentally change how people interact with computers is on] the not-too-distant horizon at the Department of Energy's] Sandia National Laboratories.] ] Over the past five years a team led by Sandia cognitive] psychologist Chris Forsythe has been developing cognitive] machines that accurately infer user intent, remember] experiences with users and allow users to call upon simulated] experts to help them analyze situations and make decisions."

Accurately inferring user intent is the key to providing a useful assistant. Microsoft's Clippy is real bad at that, which is why people turn off that feature in Office.